Union officials told CNN that hundreds of Transport Safety Administration controllers working free of charge during the government shutdown would call in sick to earn money for gainful employment , told CNN
. York, Texas and North Carolina.
Up to 170 officers stopped every day at Kennedy International Airport in New York to be ill, told CNN Hydrick Thomas, president of the TSA union of the American Federation of Government Employees. 19659002] According to other union officials, the number of absences is 300% at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and 10% at Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte Airports. The numbers will "worsen as the situation deteriorates," said union leader Mac Johnson.
"The number of patient calls" has increased, "TSA spokesman Jim Gregory told the Washington Post, but so far they have" minimal impact, "a he said: "To this day, the waiting times [screening] remain in the TSA standards", which represents a maximum of 30 minutes in a queue of regular points of waiting.
It could change quickly if more workers call for health reasons Post-vacation traffic at airports is now low, which could reduce the lack of manpower.
A TSA official told CNN that the absences were part of a "blue flu" action by upset employees, but union representatives said workers needed to look for another job to pay for the job. rent, mortgages and child care expenses s.
"While Congress and Mr. Trump stay at home, enjoy their personal time with their families and continue to be paid, we must fight and suffer," said a TSA officer at the beginning. single mother, at HuffPost
"Most of us live paychecks and can not afford to be unpaid and continue to work long. It's unfair, "she added.
The stop does not only concern hundreds of thousands of workers, but the situation of the TSA could eventually block the controls at the airport and affect the safety of the passengers, the remaining agents being forced to To accept more work.
Many TSA workers continue to report for work – but must also do other tasks to pay their bills.
Some 51,000 TSA employees who control passengers are considered essential; they are therefore part of the 420,000 federal employees who should work without pay check promise at pay time next Friday, said
President Donald Trump, who refuses to sign a bill Federal spending to less than $ 5 billion for its border wall, said Friday that the closure could last "months or even years".
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A jogger passes in front of the US Capitol on the third day of a closing of Government in Washington, United States, January 22, 2018. REUTERS / Leah Millis [19659019] WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 22: (Left to right) Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) spoke after a meeting with a bipartisan group of moderate senators in Collins' office at Capitol Hill on January 22, 2018, in Washi Ngton, DC. Legislators continue to seek an agreement to end the government's closure, which is now held on the third day. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
Senate majority whip John Cornyn (R-TX) addresses reporters on the third day of federal closure at Capitol Hill, Washington ( United States), January 22, 2018. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves the Senate on the third day of the federal government's closure in Capitol Hill, Washington , United States, January 22, 2018. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 22: (Left to right) Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) speaks to reporters after a meeting with a bipartisan group of moderate senators in Collins' office at Capitol Hill on January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. Legislators continue to seek an agreement to end the government's closure, which is now held on the third day. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
A notice of the government's closure is posted on the door of the men's bathroom at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during the first full week of the government's closure at Washington, DC 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should appear as follows: MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)
A forklift and unused building materials are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the first full week of the government shutdown in Washington, DC, January 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit reads: MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 22: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the United States Capitol on January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan group of US senators is continuing its efforts to find a compromise to end the closure of the federal government, which has entered its third day. (Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 22: Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) leaves the office of Senator Susan Collins following a meeting with a group of senators bipartite January 22, 2018 Washington DC. The bipartisan group of Senators continues to work in search of a compromise to end the closure of the federal government that has entered its third day. (Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images)
On Monday, January 22, New York Democrat Chuck Schumer, Senate leader, visits his US Capitol office in Washington, DC, in the United States. to negotiate the end of the government's Sunday closure despite a bipartisan effort to reach an agreement, raising a political stake as federal agencies begin to shut down early in their normal workweek. Photographer: Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Images
A sign indicating that the National Archives building is closed due to the federal government's closure outside the building in Washington, DC, United States, Monday, January 22, 2018. Lawmakers failed to negotiate the end of the government's closure on Sunday despite a bipartisan effort to reach an agreement, raising a political stakes as federal agencies begin to close early in the year. their normal work week. Photographer: Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Images
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